The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth.

synonyms: gustatory modality, sense of taste, taste.

Roget 390: taste, flavor, gust, gusto, savor; gout, relish; sapor^†, sapidity^†; twang, smack, smatch^†; aftertaste, tang.    tasting; degustation, gustation.    palate, tongue, tooth, stomach.    ... show more

Dutch: het proeven, smaak, smaakzin
Polish: smak, podniebienie